Political science and theory Books

Das Buch ""Das Leben Kaiser Friedrichs III (1900)"" von Philippson, Martin ist eine historische Biografie �����ber das Leben des deutschen Kaisers Friedrich III. Es beschreibt seine Kindheit und Jugend, seine politischen Karriere und seine Ehe mit...

Das Buch ""Das Gemeindewesen des Kantons Z�����rich"" von Wilhelm Nauer wurde im Jahr 1898 ver������ffentlicht. Es besch�����ftigt sich mit der Struktur und Organisation der Gemeinden im Kanton Z�����rich. Der Autor untersucht die verschiedenen Aspekte...

This volume analyses the philosophical nature of Gramsci's Marxism and its Hegelian source, the radical critique of the economistic tradition and the original analyses of the role of superstructures, ideology, consciousness and subjectivity in the...

This sociological critique of the 'philosophy of praxis' looks at the importance of the concept in the social theory of leading influential Western Marxists such as Lukács, Gramsci, Korsch, Horkheimer, Marcuse and Adorno in the inter-war period. It...

Antonio Gramsci used the term 'passive revolution' to describe the limitations and weaknesses of the 19th century bourgeois state in Italy which permitted economic development whilst thwarting social and political progress. This detailed study consists...

Rightness as Fairness provides a uniquely fruitful method of 'principled fair negotiation' for resolving applied moral and political issues that requires merging principled debate with real-world negotiation.

This book analyzes eight key public administration theories from the perspective of instrumental and value rationalities. In the instrumental rationality camp are the theories of Traditional Public Administration, Privatization, New Public Management,...

This volume offers perspectives from the general public in post-Soviet Central Asia and reconsiders the meaning and the legacy of Soviet administration in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. This study emphasizes that the way in which people in...

The decline in the number of US mainstream media outlets has led to a sharp growth among both niche and foreign media groups now represented in Washington, DC. The capital city has emerged as a transnational journalism space, and an increasing number of...

The global movement of people has created one of modern democracy's greatest challenges: the overseas voter. In response to the unique problems that voters abroad face, several key pieces of federal legislation have been passed by Congress, including the...

Schaefer and Poffenbarger assess whether the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) are attempting to balance US power and analyze the United States' responses to the creation of this IGO through a mix of theoretical and...

Why, when and where did global Socialism fall? In a challenge to the dominant interpretations of North-centric writing, this left perspective from the Third World argues that the battle for Socialism was fought in the global South whilst analysis...

This book provides a fresh intervention into the critical terrorism debate, presenting a new conceptualization of terrorism from an historical perspective. It examines how states have articulated statements about terrorism since the 1930s, under what...

This book examines the complex roots of the left turn in Argentina and Brazil. Originating in the 1990s in a process of mobilization from below against neoliberalism, this turn gained visibility in the 2000s and continues through the present day. Offering

Elections encapsulate both what the American nation is, and where it wants to go. In this regard, the 2012 election may be the most important in a generation: it marked a still-contentious turn in the nation's understanding of itself. The American...

The empirical study of religion and politics emerged as a strongly behavioral sub-discipline within political science within the late 20th Century. Particularly in the American context, scholars have placed tremendous emphasis on religion's influence on...

This book examines the principal arguments for and against the use of unmanned aerial vehicles for surveillance and "targeted killing." While generally avoiding taking sides, this work informs the reader of the current and future role of remotely piloted...

While change is the only constant in politics and society, the US political system's ability to evolve accordingly has waned over time as increasingly complex decision making systems and institutions complicate political processes. This volume examines...

For over a decade, British foreign policy has been criticised for lacking strategic thinking. Academics describe a 'strategy gap' and note that old ideas about Britain's role in the world continue to be recycled even today. This collection aims to...

Reconstructing the integration process with a view to the Eurozone crisis, Eriksen provides an insight into the conditions for integration and the nature of the EU. The book offers a novel account of what has made European integration possible based on a...

What, if any, are the demands of global distributive justice? How, if at all, does global distributive justice affect our understanding of social development and the moral justifiability of international development policies? Global Justice and...

The English School of International Relations has traditionally maintained that international society is anarchical and cannot accommodate hierarchical relationships between states. This book provides an innovative theoretical and conceptual approach...

This book treats Hannah Arendt as a distinctly political writer who attempts to carve out a way in which humanity, poised between the Holocaust and the atom bomb, might reclaim its position as the creators of a world fit for human habitation. LaFay argues

Dialectics in Social Thought examines the work of thinkers who used dialectics in their attempts to understand the world. Among them are foundational thinkers such as Marx, Freud, and Nietzsche; seminal social critics of the last century such as Camus and

The Assets Perspective presents a multi-dimensional exploration of the rise of asset building as a new social policy framework. By focusing on long-term economic health outcomes rather than short-term income or poverty, this book offers a valuable lens...

Dies ist der dritte Band von Karl Ludwig von Hallers bahnbrechendem Werk zur Staatswissenschaft. In diesem Band widmet er sich der politischen Ökonomie und diskutiert Themen wie Handel, Steuern und Wirtschaftspolitik. Das Buch ist ein wichtiger Beitrag...

Walther Rathenau's Reflexionen sind eine Sammlung seiner bedeutendsten politischen Schriften. Als Deutschlands Außenminister in der Weimarer Republik prägte er maßgeblich die deutsche Außenpolitik. In seinen Essays behandelt er Themen wie Nationalismus,...

Este volumen incluye un registro completo de los debates en el Congreso de México durante la creación de la constitución en 1857. Desde el papel de la Iglesia en la sociedad hasta la organización del gobierno, estos debates son una ventana fascinante a...

This work defends the divine right of kings and the privileges of the nobility against modern state reformers, while also shedding light on the historical origins of the formula "by the grace of God." Stahl's arguments were influential in the 19th...

This classic political treatise by renowned author Jonathan Swift is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of democracy. Analyzing the power struggles between the aristocracy and the common people in both Athens and Rome, Swift provides a...

This political text book provides comprehensive coverage of the founding documents of the United States, including the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. It also includes the inaugural addresses and first annual messages of all presidents...

This book contains two seminal works on political philosophy: John Locke's 'Two Treatises on Civil Government,' and Sir Robert Filmer's 'Patriarcha,' which defends the divine right of kings. Locke's works were highly influential in the development of...

This book, a concise examination of U.S. policy in contemporary Africa, delineates various aspects of the role that the U.S. played in exacerbating and/or resolving violent conflicts in postcolonial Africa and provides a succinct historical overview of...

Television sets the tone for American political advertising through paid advertisements, the nightly news, and even late-night talk shows. This anthology explores the reality of political advertising in the media - the impact of negative ads, what...

The Conservative Sixties tells the other story of America in the era of left-wing protests, countercultural experiments, and a civil rights revolution. Ten original historical essays focus on Phyllis Schlafly, Ronald Reagan, Barry Goldwater, the John...

The relationship between public opinion and the actions of institutions such as the Supreme Court has come under increased scrutiny in recent years. In this timely book, Eileen Braman explores how American citizens think about government across all three...

Marilyn Waring is a truly absorbing figure known as a distinguished public intellectual, a leading feminist thinker, environmentalist, social justice activist, and for her early political career after election to New Zealand's parliament at age...

Interpreting human stories, whether those told by individuals, groups, organizations, nations, or even civilizations, opens a wide scope of research options for understanding how people construct, shape, and reshape their perceptions, identities, and...

This book argues that the distinction between positive and negative freedom remains highly pertinent today, despite having fallen out of fashion in the late twentieth century. It proposes a new reading of this distinction for the twenty-first century,...

This interdisciplinary volume of original and provocative essays mixes international relations with philosophy, psychoanalysis, mythology and the arts to develop an experimental framework with which to reflect on world politics.

Highly original and stimulating, this book provides a detailed overview of postmodern feminist theory and practice. Subjects covered include:*the differences between the feminism of the 1970s and contemporary feminism*liberal, radical, socialist and...

The increased use of private military and security companies (PMSCs) is often said to be one of the most significant changes to the military in recent times. The Morality of Private War: The Challenge of Private Military and Security Companies provides a...

Le livre par lequel tout a commencé...Benito Mussolini présente ici les idées fondamentales qui deviendront les bases d'une idéologie politique marquant l'Histoire à jamais : le fascisme. Cet écrit dont la valeur historique est indéniable, permet de...

François Hollande's election to the French Presidency in 2012 was anticipated many years before he triumphed at the polls but the French Socialist Party from which the new President emerged remains much less well-known, an issue that this important and...